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Description:
Fanned shell on net background. Color:"broken gourd yellow" red, and indigo
Created:
- 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Woman in wrapper with child on her back; motifs of instruments, set on geometric background. Color: oxblood, yellow, indigo
Created:
2011
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Brown bird sitting on golden eggs, against cell-like background. Color: sienna, buttercup yellow, indigo
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Geometric, plant-like lines and shapes. Colors: yellow, white, and indigo
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Flower motifs on striped, fan-like background. Color: blue, sienna, and indigo
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
"In Loving Memory Of" A patchwork of faces and names of people who have passed, including their age at death. Color: black with blue, purple, sky blue, pink, and white
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Gift of Doran Ross. Ghanaian in origin
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Checkerboard-like arrangement of dark and light blocks; Arabic-type script, 8-pointed medallion, and the stepped motif is reminiscient of bogolanfini (Bamana) mud cloth design. Color: gold and indigo.
Created:
- 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Wavy circle motifs with concentric circles and radial lines within, on a background of small indigo hooks on orange. Color: gold and indigo.
Created:
- 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large indigo and tabac fishbone, plant, and geometric motifs, with background of wavy indigo lines on cream. Color: cream, tabac, and indigo.
Created:
- 1958
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Various letters displayed in yellow diamonds with book and easel motifs; background of indigo tendrils on claret. Color: claret,"broken gourd yellow" and indigo.
Created:
- 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Herringbone and line motifs in stripes on indigo.Color: pad blue, tabac, and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Orange variegated striped pattern and flower motifs on indigo. Color: flame and indigo.
Created:
- 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Foliage motifs on cream background with blue veins. Color: oxblood, indigo, and cream.
Created:
1963
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Web and insects on dotted background with foliage motifs. Color: light mustard, brick red, and indigo.
Created:
1900 - 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Plants and birds on dotted background. Color: deep tangerine and indigo.
Created:
1900 - 1920
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Circles of various thickness, in rows on an indigo background. Color: mustard and indigo.
Created:
1963
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
African game board motif; textured circles with game pieces on a background of indigo vines on deep tangerine. Color: deep tangerine, buttercup yellow, and indigo.
Created:
1963
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Geometric pattern: bisected “X” in checkerboard pattern. Color: yellow and indigo.
Created:
1963
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Focal point: indigo and yellow bird with feathers radiating out across cloth. Color: lime yellow, deep tangerine, and indigo.
Created:
1963
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Plants on diagonal stripes; flower motif on blue striped/veined background. Color: sienna and indigo.
Created:
1963
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Reptile skin motif. Color: yellow, tawny, and indigo.
Created:
1964
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Man on horseback and bird; background of stacked dashes and dots. Color: gold and indigo.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
The Bible and pointing hand; orange vine background on indigo. Color: tangerine and indigo.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Plants and birds in a diagonal stripe. Color: yellow, tangerine, and indigo.
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Only one graphic (the “bogolanfini,” or "mud cloth," motif) has been included in this piece, which is arranged in a classic checkerboard design. Color: tangerine and indigo.
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Abstracted plants and birds in stripes. Color:"broken gourd yellow" deep tangerine, and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Six-pointed star, leaf, and geometric motifs; indigo background with large cream-colored diamonds crossed by wavy blue lines. Color: deep tangerine and indigo.
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Four corner design; Arabic-like script and flower motifs on indigo. Color: sienna and indigo.
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Birds and leaves in wavy squares. Color: sienna and indigo.
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Eyes and birds in squares, with diagonal stripes surrounding. Color: deep tangerine and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Abstract mask motifs on cream background with indigo markings. Color: virus brown, lime yellow, and indigo.
Created:
1967
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Shells on net. Color: claret, olive green, and indigo.
Created:
1967
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Flying birds in circles. Color: cream, flame, and indigo.
Created:
1967
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Reptile skin. Color: oxblood, tabac, and indigo.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Sienna and green triangles with foliage motifs. Color: sienna, Congo green, and indigo.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Scalloped circular shapes of various sizes; light blue and indigo wavy lines on a white background. Color: mustard, virus brown, and indigo.
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Red and blue striped wavy circles in a grid. Color: dark mustard, red, and indigo.
Created:
1967
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Panels of foliage motifs. Color: dark mustard, red, and indigo.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Fish in squares with indigo veined background on yellow. Color: dark mustard, yellow, and indigo.
Created:
1969
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Persian pinecones in squares; plaid borders. Color: buttercup yellow, flame, and indigo.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Feathers, geometrics in diagonal stripes. Color: red, gold, and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Birds on checkerboard. Color: tabac and indigo.
Created:
1967
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Tie dye-like centerpiece design. Color: gold, special brown, and indigo.
Created:
1970
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Bird, animal, and plant motifs on dotted background. Color: lime yellow and indigo.
Created:
- 1955
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Guinea fowl birds framed against an orange and indigo netted background. Color: tabac and indigo.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
indigo and yellow moths on indigo-veined background on cream. Color: buttercup yellow, cream, and indigo.
Created:
1968
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Nationalist theme; star motif in shell-shaped frame with text “1960 Independance 1970.” Color: gold, claret, and indigo.
Created:
1969
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Nationalist design: Portrait of S.E. Cyrille Adoula (1 er. Ministre de la Republique du Congo) in the center, surrounded by oxblood patterned background and text above “30 Juin 1964” and text below, “4eme Anniversaire de L’Independence." Color: buttercup yellow, oxblood, and indigo.
Created:
1964
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
6
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Seaweed motif on batik-like background, with six-pointed stars. Color:"broken gourd yellow" and indigo.
Created:
- 1937
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Snails and squares on a veined background. Color: dark mustard, buttercup yellow, and indigo.
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Foliage motifs on an indigo background. Color: tangerine, ABC brown, and indigo.
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Small squares with 4 dots arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Color: dark brown and indigo.
Created:
1933
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Plants and vines on cream background. Color: virus brown and indigo.
Created:
1933
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Foliage motifs arranged in two triangular panels. Color: brick red, yellow, and indigo.
Created:
1936
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large circles with small indigo ovals arranged inside them, fanning out from the center+H95. Color: yellow, gold, and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Plant and vine motifs on a red-veined and yellow background. Color: green, tangerine,"broken gourd yellow" and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
A fantastic bead is repeated against a background of vines and tendrils. Color: ABC brown and indigo.
Created:
- 1956
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Fish and fishbones in wavy stripes. Color:"broken gourd yellow" and indigo.
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Thick indigo stripes with peep holes that show the veined background. Color: scarlet, green, and indigo.
Created:
1953
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
All-over scrollwork design. Color: cream, virus brown, and indigo.
Created:
1956
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
All-over wavy abstract design. Color:""broken gourd yellow"" and indigo.
Created:
1956
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Six-pointed stars and plants on veined background. Color:""broken gourd yellow"" and indigo.
Created:
1956
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large and small eyes in squares. Color:""broken gourd yellow"" and indigo.
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Birds on “hook” background. Color:""broken gourd yellow"" and indigo.
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Resembles an animal skin or a close-up of red blood cells. Color: black, orange, taupe
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Plain roller print, a type of European design involving paisley on stripes. Color: black, white, burgundy, green
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Type of fancy roller print called Alizarine. Floral and geometric motifs. Color: burnt orange, peach, burgundy
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Type of fancy roller print called Alizarine; the "tulip" design is a famous one. Graphic flower print on striped background. Color: Orange, burgundy, black, peach
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Circles of various thickness. Color: navy and olive
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Fern-type plant focal points with vine-like borders. Color: black, navy, green, yellow
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Voided velvet, grapes and leaves. Color: black and turquoise
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Abstract swirls and geometric patterns on a green crackled background--motif from a traditional folk tale. Color: white and greens
Created:
1974
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large, concentric circles with woodprint-like patterns on a white background with blue swirls. Color: Oxblood red, orange, and indigo
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
This is a Nigerian wax print version of the popular ABC theme, with a border of vines and guinea fowl. Color: burgundy, indigo, and yellow
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Geometric patterns--squares within diamonds; vein-like likes on a yellow background. Color: indigo, gold, green, and yellow
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Abstract plant and geometric motifs. Color: white, cornflower blue, burgundy, green, and yellow
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large and small circles comprised of bug-like shapes on a grid background. Color: white, green, and brown
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large and small circles with plant motifs inside them. Color: green, burgundy, gold, and yellow
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Sunburst-like multi-colored circles. Color: navy, yellow, white, and burnt orange
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-28
Description:
Sunburst-like multi-colored circles. Color: navy, yellow, white, and burnt orange
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-28
Description:
Scroll-like and geometric patterns--abstract Islamic motifs. Color: dark green, dark burnt orange, yellow, burgundy, and brown
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Scroll-like and geometric patterns--abstract Islamic motifs. Color: dark green, dark burnt orange, yellow, burgundy, and brown
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Guinea fowl birds repeating in a diagonal pattern. Color: white, burgundy, and navy
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Repeating dice pattern in a grid. Color: White, burgundy, navy, and sky blue
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-28
Description:
A variant of the "Good Husband" design; Arabic-like script, geometric, and flower-like motifs. Colors: blue and burgundy
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
5
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Fan-like motifs on a herringbone striped background. Color: Orange, green, and brown
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Hummingbirds on flowers, framed by diamonds and rectangles with geometric patterns inside them. Color: beige burgundy, and dark green
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Large and small guinea fowl on patterned squares. Color: indigo and sienna brown
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
A turkey-like bird forms the center of the large motif with plant forms on a yellow background with irregular shapes. Color: indigo, gold, and yellow
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Shells on net background. Color: indigo and orange
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
The text "2nd All-African Games: Lagos 1973" appears in a medallion. Another medallion shows a photo silk screen of Yakubu Gowan, the head of state. The border consists of Hausa fans, lidded calabashes, and pressure drums (dundun). Color: White, green, brown, taupe, yellow
Created:
1974
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Bird and floral motifs, checkered borders. Colors: green, yellow, and red
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
4
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Geometric pattern--circles with lines inside them in a checkerboard background. Color: green, orange, and brown
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Irregular boxes with red and white splotches in them with red and indigo lined borders. Color: red, indigo, white
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Clover-like leaves on a blue scratch-lined background. Color: navy, burgundy, and white
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Stippled diamond motif, geometric pattern. Color: green, brown, and beige
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Geometric and plant motifs. Color: burgundy, blue, and white
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-28
Description:
Geometric and plant motifs. Color: burgundy, green, and white
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
3
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
Description:
Stripes of various thicknesses. Color: olive, orange, and red
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
Joanne B. Eicher
Page Count:
2
Last Updated:
2019-05-21
